How Did We Figure Out What Light Is?
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Beyond what we can touch, taste, smell, and hear, we experience the universe through light. But how did we come to discover light, and how did we learn light’s true nature, as the fastest thing in the universe, an electromagnetic spectrum, a wave and particle capable of the most amazing things? Here is the history of light, according to physics.
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ØØØØØØØØØØØPS! I accidentally called Ole Rømer Dutch. He is Danish. Very sorry for the error!
@donnarafiki7252
7 жыл бұрын
It's Okay To Be Smart damnit I thought we finally achieved something in Holland... ah, well, we still invented the microscope, thats something
@zeeotter100
7 жыл бұрын
iPhil dutch > danish is the difference
@lizziecastricum4382
7 жыл бұрын
+iPhil Careful there!
@seameus91
7 жыл бұрын
Im dutch, but i dont mind the mistake. Danish people are awesome!
@lizziecastricum4382
7 жыл бұрын
+Seameus True.....
Science: "Is it a particle or a wave?" Quantum Theory: "Yes."
@1415J
5 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend should be named Quantum Theory.
@nicholasc3905
5 жыл бұрын
😂
@robertt9342
5 жыл бұрын
Junaid . Is it because she exists to you but to no one else?
@heavyhoved
5 жыл бұрын
And according to Quantum Field Theory, waves, UNTIL one measures the field, THEN you see a particle.
@TosiakiS
4 жыл бұрын
@@heavyhoved Humans are not part of quantum theory, therefore measurement is not part of quantum field theory either. The only part that exists is waves.
This week's video is a little light history lesson. Hope it brightens your day!
@anneliseprince
7 жыл бұрын
It's Okay To Be Smart that pun. 😂
@ishaankhuranagoc1518
7 жыл бұрын
sir can the next video be on physics
@ClydeStorm43
7 жыл бұрын
It's Okay To Be Smart HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAZHZHZHAHZHAH
@happinesstowar9717
7 жыл бұрын
Because of light, I will have 20/20 vision in three years.
@mauriciovaldez4270
7 жыл бұрын
DO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE ASTROID BELT CRASHED AND BECAME A PLANET EDIT: PLEASE
Teacher caught me watching this at school, he was like "NICE!"
@stralax57
4 жыл бұрын
They should show this instead of those boring videos that no one actually watches.
@majsalvador5fw145
3 жыл бұрын
@@stralax57 ikr
@brickyy3106
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@dustinejake9657
3 жыл бұрын
Noice
@insertname4337
3 жыл бұрын
@@stralax57 most of those boring videos are too boring to teach me anything
i am walking on a flat Earth shining light out of my eyeballs.
@deathhawk7114
7 жыл бұрын
The flat Earth society is located all around the globe.
@spairus4492
7 жыл бұрын
Both comments are gold.
@scishowfan2.050
7 жыл бұрын
Spairus you scared me i thought i commented that and was the most confused in my life for like 1 picosecond
@spairus4492
7 жыл бұрын
lol there's also another top comment with our profile pic
@zebmie9719
6 жыл бұрын
Yea... NO
"Our eyes shot out light." And then the Sun sets.....
@somratkhan8688
3 жыл бұрын
@Andrew Friend What if sun is like a magnifier to enhance your vision? People see some stuff in the dark but not as much.
@phoneix24886
3 жыл бұрын
Sun : The eye is a deady lazer!
one could say this episode was ... LIT
@brodindamp
6 жыл бұрын
It's OK to be Bright (bright is synonymous to smart)
@agrammarnazi41
6 жыл бұрын
Paulus Kivelä Please stop.
@oreoolga5393
6 жыл бұрын
It's so bad it's good
@putri7659
6 жыл бұрын
*baa dum tss*
@symphonielee7478
5 жыл бұрын
OHHH MY GOSH UR AMAZING
I love how the minute details are introduced so subtly! For instance, the different 'glowing idea lights' on each person were according to their time! Loved it! :)
Can we get an "I did a science" shirt?
@lollylemur5041
4 жыл бұрын
I thought there already was one
@marceltelang7825
4 жыл бұрын
there is
@lessonslearned6760
3 жыл бұрын
I think you have to do a science first.
@ariosnexo-1.081
3 жыл бұрын
@@lessonslearned6760 understandable
@Psy0psAgent
2 жыл бұрын
@@lessonslearned6760 the ‘science of retail purchases’.
This video was very enLIGHTening! I'm sorry
@proud-mom
5 жыл бұрын
No you’re not
@MGSLurmey
5 жыл бұрын
You should be.
@benjaminhawkins5805
3 жыл бұрын
You should "see" yourself out!
@idontunderstandjokes8650
3 жыл бұрын
I don't feel enlightened, I think you're stupid.
"Is light a wave or a particle?" Yes.
@gauravproton1956
5 жыл бұрын
both
@ViratKohli-jj3wj
5 жыл бұрын
@@gauravproton1956 r/woooooosh
it's absolutely incredible.. we wouldn't have any of our technology today without these discoveries with light.. 
I've been a subscriber for a while, and I think this is one of most well-presented videos you have done to date.
I was always inquisitive about what was light and what developments actually led to the electromagnetic spectrum.Thank you so much.This was wonderful.
This has to be one of the most enLIGHTening episodes of IOKTBS. I really mean that; the video deals with a subject and matter that most of us deal with every day, and it deals with the topic in the most basically understandable way possible. Kudos to you, Dr. Hanson. Keep on keepin' on!
Thanks for the great video. I love how the 'idea' light bulb over each scientist's head is a light-source that was used at the time.
this is my favorite video in this channel so far!! absolutely amazing
Great video! So much information in such a short period of time and yet so clear! Thanks!
Yeah well, I know I am late to the party...but wow! Having the entire history explained to me in a 6 minute window rather than over the period of four grades--was really helpful and I loved it.
This was a very well told story. I knew (approximately) all of its parts but it's the first time I see someone put all of them together like It's Okay To Be Smart did here. It definitively add something to my comprehension of what light is.
I absolutely loved it. I love how how anchor it very much. Love the videos.
so next u gonna tell us how this led to quantum theory? and the history of it
@medicmo
6 жыл бұрын
Daggeress yeeeeeeeesssss
best video i saw till now about the topic thanks for making it so succinctly!
I wish theses videos would be use in classrooms... so much info in little time! Love it!
Outstanding video and superbly well narrated.
I really like the frames/clip starting at 5:11 because I feel it helps to visualize particle-wave duality.
Your session answers Tons of Questions.......Thanks
hes one of d best....though i learnt dis already in my high school... i realized many things and even understood connection between many chapters and people!!
out of the all your videos this one is my favourite the language used & the way it was presented is easily understandable a big thumbs up for you my dear bro
TRULY AWESOME EPISODE. kudos to the animation department too!!!
Awesome video! Loved the animations and little details.
We discovered it because some dude was board and said "Let there be light!"
@Nico-dt5hu
5 жыл бұрын
Random Stuff Genius
@n_d_cisive
3 жыл бұрын
An atheist gonna be angry
@bestgun9994
3 жыл бұрын
@@n_d_cisive I think he's making fun of creationists
@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627
3 жыл бұрын
Bored*
Great video mate, gonna use this in my physics lesson today :)
realy well done! loved the animations very well moderated, spoken in a exciting way (and not overblown) can't wait for #2 BTW. what about merch or winning stuff while living outside of the US ? (Europe)
One of the best episodes. Thank you.
4:55 I think Max Planck had an idea that light travels in quanta at least 15 years earlier than 1918.
YOU ARE THE BEST SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR EVER !! There should be an award that you would win ... Thanks for making these videos !!!
dude! I love your videos! thanks for doing them!
Really awesome production quality. I would love more videos just like this one.
@besmart
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We always try to make every video better, hope we can keep moving the bar up
0:18 Greeks figured out ray tracing 3000 years early
You’re the best. Very good video, intelligent, entertaining, interesting and great delivery.
Good timing! I'm doing exactly this in my physics classes at college
hey Joe. really good content in this one. congrats. wish you all the best.
Haaa ! This is so amazing ! I love to hear about all this scientific breakthroughs, achieved in ways I hadn't thought about :'D
It's a common mistake among non-europeans but Ole Rømer was Danish not Dutch. As a Dane I feel compelled to point that out.
@besmart
7 жыл бұрын
+Christoffer Vincent Thon Dang. To all Danes, please accept my apologies for that error. Copenhagen is one of my favorite cities ever. Danish people are wonderful. I owe you all one.
@MrThonny15
7 жыл бұрын
NP
@littleboylost1o1
7 жыл бұрын
+
@NickFisherman
7 жыл бұрын
"Common mistake" is a bit of a stretch. I've never heard of him.
@Orthagoni
6 жыл бұрын
Im neither Danish nor Dutch, but I still feel you owe me one.
Great episode. Well researched.
THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN THE MOST INTENCE VID SO FAR! I had to rewind it x3 TIMES!!!!! And I love this science stuff!!!!!
Misa: i would never dream living a world without light L: yes that would be dark XD
@tazztazztazz0855
3 жыл бұрын
shut up fcking weeb
@homieridvanboss2112
3 жыл бұрын
well thats toxic
@thevoicestoldmetoagain4627
3 жыл бұрын
Just reading that, i can see that scene playing out. Awesome show.
@ryanyes2325
3 жыл бұрын
@@tazztazztazz0855 bruh, you have a profile pic of Futaba (an anime character) smh
That was fun to watch! And informative!
Wooow...thank you for explaining it the best possible way👍👍
I really enjoyed this history of science video, can you do more of these please? I used to have a history of math book and it was great.
I love its animation as well as its concept. Keep it up bro.
WOW I "ACCIDENTALLY" FOUND THIS.....I LOVE LOVE THIS. THIS IS FANTASTIC!!
These are incredibly well done videos...
wow the best explanation of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Amazing video and visuals!
Great video! I love the animations!
This has been the most epic video so far!
5:24 Next level satisfying
7 minutes video by "It's Okay To be Smart = 7 years of education in my country. I love this channel.
@feynstein1004
7 жыл бұрын
Your profile picture is deeply disturbing.
@ArlekinVergeltungswaffe
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I know. They took my that one after my surgery. But I look much better now
Thank you for educating me
I must say, This video was pretty illuminating!
Man, love your videos!
super job this vedio actually helped me a lot in understanding my post graduation lesson thank you Mr. Jo 4 this vedio
Wow brilliantly explained 👌
Just taking out the time to appreciate the amazing animation 😍
best video ever! cool animation, nice voice 😘, and an interesting topic. keep working this hard
You guys should do more videos on how did we figure out on other inventions and their history(TIMELINE). Great video, hope to see more similar videos. Vaccines Periodic table Aeroplane Radio X ray Steam engine Car Refrigerator Electricity Television Antibiotics Ship Rocket Compass Agriculture Mathematics Computers Telecommunications Etc etc.
I can not comment every video,but every episode is amazing...Thank you. From junior scientist
This was most illuminating!
This got me so excited for some reason.
Great video, one of your best videos.
@besmart
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I can't pick a favorite but you are certainly allowed to
You almost made the quantum chemistry I learned actually interesting. Nice graphics btw.
You're enlightened me!
loved your animation
This video gave me goosebumps
Just to point out something about Max Planck, he actually presented his idea about quanta of light in 1900 but he did get the Nobel prize in 1918. I'm sure that's what you meant by "1928" on the timescale but still wanted to clarify that ! Great episode btw
Great episode!
5:20 you've gotta love the animations on this channel. And the stupid jokes too :D
Beautiful more like this please!
one of the best episode, after the 12 days of evolution. thanks for the best videos you provide which is great tools to help teens&kids understand the beginning to the end(of current knowledge/vision)
Really good episode.
This video is your best one ever!
5:27 best part of the video...
Very very interesting video!
First Unbox Therapy then Matthew Santoro then Discovery then you in just 10mins WOW!!!!!!
love this channel
at least ancient Greece had X Men.........
awesome video as always!!!! :-D
Excellent video.
Light and sound waves are one of my favorite things to learn about.
Very infomative
Well this is an enlightening video
Love this video.
Kwel. I enjoy videos like this, thanks! 💜
Today I Learned something new! :D I didn't know that the ancient Greks thought we had flashlights inside our eyes. ;)
Superb!
Nice video. Correction for the photoelectric effect: the reason why it could only be explained by light being a particle and not a wave is because when we use too low frequencies the photoelectric effect does not occur at all. If it didn't have anything to do with light being a particle, we would expect electrons to build up energy and get kicked out anyway. Or maybe increasing intensity of the low frequency light would do the trick, but it's not what we observe, therefore, particles.
Amazing !!
Where did you get the year 1918 from, regarding Max Planck's and Einstein's discoveries? Planck initially (in 1900) considered quantization to be only a mathemathical trick (i.e. did not speculate too much on the physical significance) to solve the problem of blackbody radiation, and Einstein wrote the paper on the photoelectric effect in 1905. Might be nitpicking, but I'm still curious.
@lucbourhis3142
7 жыл бұрын
I was gonna make the same remark when I noticed yours.